Laser micromachining is a versatile process that can be used for an array of medtech applications. Yet when using it, it is crucial to select the appropriate method of process qualification or ...

Laser machining, as one of the most significant micro/nano-manufacturing technologies, shows the capability of achieving ultimate accuracy, feature size and surface integrity at atomic scale. This has ...

Figure 1: Dependence of the ablated depth by GHz burst LIPAA process on the intra-pulse number in GHz burst pulse for the various intra-pulse fluence (0.18, 0.22, 0.27, 0.36, 0.44 and 0.53 J/cm2). GHz ...

Turning is among the oldest manufacturing processes, having been developed in the Middle Ages and adapted in multiple ways over centuries. Turning is still used to produce components for nearly every ...

Laser-assisted machining (LAM) hard, brittle materials, such as semiconductors and ceramics, utilizes a laser to heat an area to soften it before it is machined. The rest of the work piece is not ...

The thickness of the bipolar plate is decreasing as fuel cells used in vessels and aircraft become lighter and more efficient. In this context, a worldwide R&D project has created a laser machining ...

This article examines the use of femtosecond (fs) laser ablation for site-specific TEM sample preparation in a FIB-SEM. Various workflows are shown facilitating TEM lamella preparation of regions of ...

Holes can be drilled in carbon-reinforced plastics and other composite materials. Holes can be drilled quickly and automatically in CFRP. Scientists at Laser Center Hannover (LZH), Germany, have ...